INSTRUMENTS

All Saxophones, all Flutes and Clarinets, WX-7 (Wind Synthesizer), Keyboards, Vocals, Chromatic & Blues Harmonicas, Composer, Arranger, Producer

Owner of J'z Joynt - a World Class composing and production suite featuring digital recording, editing, mixing, and mastering at bit depths up to 32bit and Sampling rates up to 96k
Member - A.F. of M. , A.F.T.R.A., NARAS, BMI

EDUCATION

B.A. in Music Theory from Towson University
Studied privately with Hank Levy, Robert Durso, Phil Woods, Keith Underwood, & Larry McKenna.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Live:
Philadelphia 76ers House Band 1996 - current
Funk Brothers (featuring Steve Winwood and Billy Preston) U.S. & European tour 2004
Cinderella/"Heartbreak Station" World Tour
Whitney Houston/"Moment of Truth" World Tour
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Celebration (Live from Wembley Stadium), Lee Andrews & Hearts,
Jay Leno TV Comedy Special Performances
Tommy Conwell, Chubby Checker, Sister Sledge,
The Four Tops, The Delphonics, The O'Jays,
The Temptations, The Platters, The Spinners Taj Mahal

Recordings:
Amy Grant - "House of Love" (duet w/ Vince Gill) - A&M Records-RLH
Luther Vandross - "Love the One You're With" - Epic Records-RLH
Cinderella - "All Comes Down" - Mercury Records
Cinderella - "Still Climbing" - Mercury Records-RLH
Cinderella - "Heartbreak Station" - Mercury Records
Darryl Hall - "Move on Up" - Polygram Records-RLH
The Rolling Stones - "Love is Strong" re-mix - Virgin Records-RLH
John Cougar Mellencamp - "Wild Nights"- single remix-RLH
Aerosmith - "Line Up" - Geffen-RLH
Monty Alexander/Sly & Robbie- various tracks-"Monty Meets Sly & Robbie"-Telarc Records-Sax & Arrangements-RLH
G Love & Special Sauce- piano on "I 76" from "Yeah, It's Easy"
Pepper's Ghost- "Opening Night" - Co-Producer, Conductor, Arranger, Tenor & Soprano Saxes, Harmonica
Hammell On Trial- various tracks-"Chord Is Mightier Than the Sword"
Big Al Downing-"Back To My Roots"
Bricklin-"Bricklin"
Spearhead- various tracks-"Chocolate Superhighway"
Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprasy-1994 release
Mariah Carey-Dreamlover -remix
Philosopher Kings-"Young Rich & Beautiful"-Sony 550
The Goats- various tracks "Tricks of The Shade"-Ruffhouse/Sony
Theory- "Why Do Girls Fall In Love"-Calendar Girl Soundtrack-Ruffhouse/Sony
Soul Kitchen-Soul Kitchen-Giant
Taj Mahal-"Like Never Before"-Private Music
7A3-"Coolin' in Cali"-Geffen
Gladys Knight-"All Our Love"-MCA
Boo Ya Tribe-"New Funky Nation"-Island
Silk Thymes Leather- "Silk X Leather" -Geffen
Robbie B & Jazzy J-"Funk It Up"-Ruffhouse/Sony
Bad Mutha Goose- Mighty Mighty-Alpha/Capitol
Pops Cool Love- A Man-Elektra
Skatemaster Tate-Justice-Island
Cash Money-Where's The Party At-Sleeping Bag
Juli Davidson-Take A Chance-Shanachie
Joe The Butcher-Butcher Beats & Breaks-Atlantic
Da Pliars-da Pliars-Montage
Schoolly D-Jive
BB&Q-BB&Q-PolyGram
The Sharks- The Sharks-Elektra
Stephanie Mills-"I Might Bite Back"-MCA
Sheena Easton-MCA
Jack McDowell-Independent
Latin Science-RuffHouse/Sony
Pepper's Ghost-Opening Night-local release
K Floor- local release

AWARDS:

RIAA Certified Sales Award-Platinum Record-
Amy Grant- House Of Love (A&M)
RIAA Certified Sales Award-Platinum Record-
Cinderella- Heartbreak Station (Mercury/Polygram)

CRIA Certified Canadian Platinum
The Philosopher Kings- Famous, Rich, & Beautiful (Columbia)

Jay's website: www.jzjoynt.com